LXer: The Rebirth of Linux
 

Published at LXer:

"In some ways Linux is dead, if you judge a liveliness of a platform by how much relevance it has to the mainstream consumer. That doesn’t, however, mean that a revival isn’t possible. And amidst all these death proclamations a few key trends are emerging that could actually signal a rebirth."

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Well, if that is the definition of dead, then Linux was always dead or undead.

I think M$ is behind this myth. It's like a wish really, they wish Linux were dead, and maybe if they say it enough times it will just drop dead. I doubt it tho.